Mindfulness and mastery
Striking Contrast is about personal growth and the inevitable obstacles we encounter on its pursuit. It's about recognizing the dissonance between our ideal self and who we are today as a fundamental part of the human experience and knowing that although this ideal may never be reached, it nevertheless serves as a critical bearing on our path toward mastery.
Hustle and Happiness
“Is hustle the first stop to happiness?
I think there is a part of me that believes that one day, when I’ve accomplished my goals, that I will have arrived. The clouds will part and the sun will shine in constancy. Some magical place. …” Continue reading.
Practices & Reflections
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📁 reflections • Oct 11, 2023
On mindfulness, strategy, and resilience
When every moment is a new starting point, the obstacle becomes the path
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📁 reflections • Jan 22, 2023
34 days of ice cold showers in the dead of winter
What I learned about leaning into discomfort
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📁 practices • Dec 21, 2022
It's okay to borrow from the future
Overcoming the perfection trap of mastery
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📁 reflections • Nov 18, 2022
Changes, transitions, and mindfulness
Rebalancing in the midst of sudden change
More Practices & Reflections
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📁 essays • Nov 9, 2022
Building your own tools as a path to fulfillment
Cultivating joy and reclaiming our individuality by creating
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📁 essays • Nov 1, 2022
Rubber ducky debugging your way out of a rut
Taking the classic programmer technique and applying it to your life
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📁 practices • Sep 28, 2022
Practicing Swiss yoga
The mindfulness of putting together furniture
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📁 practices • Aug 24, 2022
Which is more important, to love or to be loved?
A thought experiment
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📁 practices • Aug 16, 2022
What do I do with all this autonomy?
Using a combination of self-coaching and journaling to create forward movement
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📁 reflections • Apr 26, 2022
Showing up, unconditionally
Reflections on a daily walking routine
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📁 practices • Feb 27, 2022
Life in plain text
My current working system for managing and tracking life as it unfolds.
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📁 practices • Feb 9, 2022
Adaptability over consistency
The virtue of adapting for sustainability over straining for consistency
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📁 practices • Sep 24, 2021
Talk-aloud solo walks in the woods
An approach for dealing with stuckness
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📁 practices • Jun 1, 2021
The Assumption of Positive Intent
An exploration of the skills required to overcome bias and be generous with our assumptions about others